Stent-assisted Coil Embolization Using a Transcirculation Technique for Superior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm: A Report of Two Cases.

ABSTRACT

Stent-assisted coil embolization (SACE) is useful for treating wide-necked aneurysms. Most superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms have a wide neck, but there are few reports of SCA aneurysms treated with SACE. One reason is that the anatomical characteristic of SCA aneurysm is not suitable for standard SACE. It is often challenging to deliver a stent to SCA via the basilar artery in an anterograde manner. In contrast, it is not difficult to deliver a stent to SCA from the anterior circulation via the posterior communicating artery. This method, in which a catheter is navigated from the anterior to the posterior circulation, is called a transcirculation technique. We report two cases of SCA aneurysm successfully treated with SACE using transcirculation technique. This approach is helpful for wide-necked SCA aneurysms.